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of city wide needs. partially disagree. while few departments say their needs should trump city wide concerns bureaucratic turf has created this culture and not promote cooperation. finding number 26. the cooperative attitude among departments and dt previously founded by earlier civil grand jury has faded and what i have said to that i would actually disagree with that. i think in the last few years there has been improvement and cooperation between departments but still a good chance to achieve. i will say partially disagree. finding number 27, a department first perspective, not the city wide perspective, intended in the administrative code has resulted in lack of coordination and communication between the departments and for this i would state agreed. the fact that these projects have taken so long to take forward is the attitude that perminates city agencies. next i also agree and it's difficult to move departments in the same direction. 29, department heads and cio's don't grant the authority for t
of city wide needs. partially disagree. while few departments say their needs should trump city wide concerns bureaucratic turf has created this culture and not promote cooperation. finding number 26. the cooperative attitude among departments and dt previously founded by earlier civil grand jury has faded and what i have said to that i would actually disagree with that. i think in the last few years there has been improvement and cooperation between departments but still a good chance to...
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i have often heard when something happens in the city they want it to city. when something happens in san francisco, we want the whole world to know about it. this is a stage. super bowl will be a stage we want to announce to the whole world. in that effort i want to make sure you know we don't leave out what i think is happening with great organizations like sf city and our technology companies, that we want to embrace technology as a way to announce this. so with that i am going to do the first tweet. tweeting. the new hash tag we would like everybody in the bay area to also utilize in their effort to go viral on this. there it goes. hopefully it goes on there. the hash tag sf super bowl! [applause] >> this is one example. facebook, google plus, instagram. we have all these wires in having people talk to us. what would they want and establish it, what kind of events that will help us be even more philanthropic about this. san francisco, santa clara, san jose, we want that effort to insight people to take this opportunity to join our nfl, join our 49ers, to
i have often heard when something happens in the city they want it to city. when something happens in san francisco, we want the whole world to know about it. this is a stage. super bowl will be a stage we want to announce to the whole world. in that effort i want to make sure you know we don't leave out what i think is happening with great organizations like sf city and our technology companies, that we want to embrace technology as a way to announce this. so with that i am going to do the...
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here in new york city, commerce has been crippled. and power is not expected to be restored in many areas until next week. i.h.s. global predicts that if the areas affected by sandy lose a quarter of their output for just two days, it would knock about $25 billion off u.s. economic growth in the fourth quarter. that could be as much a 0.6%. but longer-term, some of the financial losses should be recovered by repair and rebuilding efforts. home improvement stores like home depot and lowes will likely get a boost in sales. many construction jobs will be created to rebuild homes and businesses. and governments will be spending huge amounts of money to repair subways, roads, and bridges so all of those efforts should help boost economic activity early next year. erika miller, "n.b.r.," new york. >> susie: joining us now for a closer look at sandy's economic impact, mark zandi, chief economist at moody's analytics. you know, mark, people often hear that when there's a sdater like zandi, that it's actually a boost to the economy. is that go
here in new york city, commerce has been crippled. and power is not expected to be restored in many areas until next week. i.h.s. global predicts that if the areas affected by sandy lose a quarter of their output for just two days, it would knock about $25 billion off u.s. economic growth in the fourth quarter. that could be as much a 0.6%. but longer-term, some of the financial losses should be recovered by repair and rebuilding efforts. home improvement stores like home depot and lowes will...
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and national largest city is still struggling to begin to recover. large swaths of downtown manhattan are still underwater. and battery tunnel is filled with water. there are no estimates on when it will be pumped dry. across the hudson, in hoboken, national guard there, working to evacuate 20,000 rez dent 20 rese been without power for two days, and streets emerged. and destruction along jersey shore, agonizing to rehold. the resort town, off limits tonight even residents cannot enter, hurricane blowing many of the million-dollar homes off their foundations. and broken gas lines. adding more obstacles to what will be a long-running recovery, 6 million people still in the dark across 15 states at this hour, more than half of initial engine still without -- new jersey still without power, president obama touring with one of his ha harshest critics, new jersey governor chris christie. they put aside their politics for the day, president returned braise that governor offered him yesterday. >> and top of my list, i have to say, that governor christie thr
and national largest city is still struggling to begin to recover. large swaths of downtown manhattan are still underwater. and battery tunnel is filled with water. there are no estimates on when it will be pumped dry. across the hudson, in hoboken, national guard there, working to evacuate 20,000 rez dent 20 rese been without power for two days, and streets emerged. and destruction along jersey shore, agonizing to rehold. the resort town, off limits tonight even residents cannot enter,...
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i was born and raised in new york city, my father was a city cop for over 30 years, never underestimate the spirit and vitality of new york. new york will come back stronger than ever. >> it sure will. i believe that and i think everyone around the world is rooting for that, too. chairman thank you four why are time. >>> still to come we showed you the president touring the damage caused by sandy with new jersey governor chris christie. the governor had a lot of praise for the president. could the president's response affect election day? >>> and the loss of power created a very strange sight around our truck. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children,
i was born and raised in new york city, my father was a city cop for over 30 years, never underestimate the spirit and vitality of new york. new york will come back stronger than ever. >> it sure will. i believe that and i think everyone around the world is rooting for that, too. chairman thank you four why are time. >>> still to come we showed you the president touring the damage caused by sandy with new jersey governor chris christie. the governor had a lot of praise for the...
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it brought $340 million to the city last year. >> the bottom line is new york city has lost a lot of revenue this past few days. we've lost a lot of economic activity and need to re-start really quickly for the good of our people. >> reporter: the mayor thinks that by sunday, by the time the runners take off that most of the power will be restored to the city. meanwhile, at new york university they had to relocate 6,000 students because the dorms are out of power and water. while there is progress here, brian, there are plenty of problems that remain. >> ann thompson on the perch above new york city that may show the tale of two cities better than any other, ann, thank you very much. and we have another striking view to show you from the air. this is a neighborhood also in new york city, in the borough of queens, and they have been asked to bear a lot. keep in mind this is home to a lot of police officers and firefighters. they lost a lot of residents on 9/11. after that they had a plane crash, and now the community of breezy point has lost over 100 homes to fire. somebody said this
it brought $340 million to the city last year. >> the bottom line is new york city has lost a lot of revenue this past few days. we've lost a lot of economic activity and need to re-start really quickly for the good of our people. >> reporter: the mayor thinks that by sunday, by the time the runners take off that most of the power will be restored to the city. meanwhile, at new york university they had to relocate 6,000 students because the dorms are out of power and water. while...
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much of the city is in the dark. about 80 blocks of the city and from side to side mlts of commuters enduring hours long bus trips and bumper to bumper traffic. sometimes four hours to get across a bridge or tunnel. the city still figuring out how to fix the subway and train systems. many of the tunnels that carry the trains are still flooded. in fact, the one that goes for the path train over to new jersey, five miles long, completely filled, they tell us. but here in the city, fortunately mayor bloomberg says some relief is on the way. >> bus service will continue and to increased limited subway service may actually return tomorrow this certainly will not be service below 34th street in manhattan where there is no power and the mta workers are working extremely hard to get the water out of the tunnels and stations. >> it is a herculean task across the river in hoboken, new jersey things are not much better 20,000 people are still reportedly stranded there. some residents say they are furious with the mayor because
much of the city is in the dark. about 80 blocks of the city and from side to side mlts of commuters enduring hours long bus trips and bumper to bumper traffic. sometimes four hours to get across a bridge or tunnel. the city still figuring out how to fix the subway and train systems. many of the tunnels that carry the trains are still flooded. in fact, the one that goes for the path train over to new jersey, five miles long, completely filled, they tell us. but here in the city, fortunately...
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to new york city up and running again? >> well, michelle and larry, we're working on it and we have some optimism for friday, but as for tomorrow, the good news we have is service from new haven up to boston and more service from newark down to baltimore and philadelphia and washington. we're going to build on what we did today. stop with newark. we're going to add service from new haven up and working with our partners in the commuter agencies and others, we have some hope for some service in new york come friday. >> mark, principally the flooding, is that still the big deal? >> sure, it's all about the tunnels, larry. it's about getting the water pumped out of the tunnels, and it's a brackish water. there's salt water in it. we have the make sure that we get the water out. we have to make sure the systems are working. but we're pretty optoptimistic. there were people hunched over tables with pens and paper and charts trying to figure out how we can make this happen. once we have a plan for service to and from new york ci
to new york city up and running again? >> well, michelle and larry, we're working on it and we have some optimism for friday, but as for tomorrow, the good news we have is service from new haven up to boston and more service from newark down to baltimore and philadelphia and washington. we're going to build on what we did today. stop with newark. we're going to add service from new haven up and working with our partners in the commuter agencies and others, we have some hope for some...
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and a record 14-foot storm surge brought new york city to a standstill, leaving the city with potentially staggering repair costs. all this came just months after the summer heat wave caused harsh droughts throughout the midwest, and wildfires that engulfed entire swaths of colorado, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration the last year from june of 2011 to july of 2012 was the nation's warmest year since recordkeeping began in 1895. and it's just over a year ago that hurricane irene caused record flooding in the northeast. but with sandy came new records and according to new york governor andrew cuomo, more pressure for governments to act. >> i joke that every two years we have a 100 year flood. the frequency is way up. it is not prudent, to sit here, i believe, at this point and say, well it's not going to happen again. once you have that recognition, then what are you doing about it. and what design changes, what construction changes are you making to deal with it. >> suarez: as new york struggles to recover from sandy, cuomo looked to the long-term, calling fo
and a record 14-foot storm surge brought new york city to a standstill, leaving the city with potentially staggering repair costs. all this came just months after the summer heat wave caused harsh droughts throughout the midwest, and wildfires that engulfed entire swaths of colorado, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration the last year from june of 2011 to july of 2012 was the nation's warmest year since recordkeeping began in 1895. and it's just over a year ago that...
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the city email conversion project. i know that the civil grand jury points that as a failure or a ongoing frustration. i think we see some of the recent success and progress we're optimistic. right now 3600 users, 27 departments and some of the largest departments are slated for conversion in the next months and library is slated for conversion and additional 1300 accounts and others in january. our largest department with another 7100 accounts. data center consolidation and virtualization has been so successful that the scope has been expanded. initially the project was to convert or relocate 900 servers and 750 have been virtualized and 400 identified as candidates and 300 additional for relocation and total of 1400 servers, much larger than the originally scope of the project. this is also a sign of collaboration among the departments and one of the data center is housed at the airport and not in our department of technology. enterprise agreements have recently been completed with bm ware and adobe and projected to
the city email conversion project. i know that the civil grand jury points that as a failure or a ongoing frustration. i think we see some of the recent success and progress we're optimistic. right now 3600 users, 27 departments and some of the largest departments are slated for conversion in the next months and library is slated for conversion and additional 1300 accounts and others in january. our largest department with another 7100 accounts. data center consolidation and virtualization has...
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i am running because of the corruption and malfeasance at city hall. i got involved and i was angry they didn't disclose to me they wanted to demolish my apartment and which is a violation of the law and with sunshine i began to research and research and now i have 43 pounds of paper in the research and because my case, sunshine case, that found supervisors wiener, colen, chiu and mar and they broke the state law and that is why this case is in court. they shut down sunshine and the retaliation was so strong i was evicted from my home and because i was raised right i would do it over again, and once i am elected one of the law enforcement officials will swear me in. >> i am mr. garcia and have the diseepest experience of anyone. i have many years and seven years as an educators and taught there and president of board of ethics and board of appeals and 25 years of experience in doing service to the neighborhood. i am supported by the incumbent and scott wiener and others and i want very bad to be your supervisor and i am asking for your support and ther
i am running because of the corruption and malfeasance at city hall. i got involved and i was angry they didn't disclose to me they wanted to demolish my apartment and which is a violation of the law and with sunshine i began to research and research and now i have 43 pounds of paper in the research and because my case, sunshine case, that found supervisors wiener, colen, chiu and mar and they broke the state law and that is why this case is in court. they shut down sunshine and the retaliation...
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this entire neighborhood, the new york city city observe borof queens, 111 homes destroyed by fire the night the storm hit. we'll have more on this in just a moment, but first, let us give you the big picture in the aftermath of sandy. nearly six million homes and businesses in 13 states are still without electricity tonight. at least 68 deaths are blamed on the storm. insurance companies tell us that well over 34,000 homeowners have put in claims for damage or destruction. in new york city, the sun finally came out today, along with the first sounds of recovery. ( bell ringing ) the stock market opened for the first time this week. buses are back. and there could be some subway service tomorrow. the biggest challenge remains pumping floodwaters out of tunnels. the u.s. military is helping, and we flew along today with lieutenant general thomas bostic, commander of the army corps of engineers. >> about 28,000 gallons a minute. to put that in understandable terms, it'll empty a pool, an olympic-size pool, in about 20 minutes. we're trying to figure out how many pools we have in new york
this entire neighborhood, the new york city city observe borof queens, 111 homes destroyed by fire the night the storm hit. we'll have more on this in just a moment, but first, let us give you the big picture in the aftermath of sandy. nearly six million homes and businesses in 13 states are still without electricity tonight. at least 68 deaths are blamed on the storm. insurance companies tell us that well over 34,000 homeowners have put in claims for damage or destruction. in new york city,...
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is it considered sufficient to do it on a city wide basis and not on a city view. there is no analysis where cost savings would come department to department or the city as a whole in the data presented. when a project boasts of cost savings with data consolidation there is no way of determining who or where the estimated $3 million was saved or what became of it. shame on you that says that the current structure ensures coordination and efficiency. what it does ensure is the status quo. it ensures the behavior of department technology. it ensures the lack of cooperation. what the office of the mayor response does is prove our recommendations are worthy of serious considerations by the board of supervisors. we are here today to share our views with the board of supervisors, the only body within city government that we're aware of that has been willing to step up in recent times as you did in 2010 by mushing through changes in the city's administrative code that attempt to introduce positive improvements to the way technology is practiced around here. today we ask y
is it considered sufficient to do it on a city wide basis and not on a city view. there is no analysis where cost savings would come department to department or the city as a whole in the data presented. when a project boasts of cost savings with data consolidation there is no way of determining who or where the estimated $3 million was saved or what became of it. shame on you that says that the current structure ensures coordination and efficiency. what it does ensure is the status quo. it...
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atlantic city, new jersey, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> new york city and parts of the jersey shore, the epicenter of the storm, there are incredible images of destruction and including the video here. the freed metropolis from the eighth avenue section in lower manhattan. cars tossed about, floating in the water. emergency service lines -- lightings flashing. this is some of the damage left behind in new york. strong winds blew a 40-foot boat on to the train tracks. other boats turned loose slamming into various marineas. and on staten island, police helicopter crews rescued five adults and a child trapped in their homes. the chopper used the rooftop to rescue those. helicopter 23 is the name. named after the 23 officers killed on 9/11. after the storm and the cleanup for some, the focus is on the election. early voting resumed in maryland and d.c. today. and the lines are long. this is what it looked like this morning. early voting is extended in maryland until 9 pom on friday. the d.c. board of elects is extended hours until 9:00 p.m. through saturday. karen gray houston joins us
atlantic city, new jersey, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> new york city and parts of the jersey shore, the epicenter of the storm, there are incredible images of destruction and including the video here. the freed metropolis from the eighth avenue section in lower manhattan. cars tossed about, floating in the water. emergency service lines -- lightings flashing. this is some of the damage left behind in new york. strong winds blew a 40-foot boat on to the train tracks. other boats...
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one northwest of the city and one due east of the city. we will have a head start in canada as we roll out our canadian strategy. >> are there enough people in canada to make a difference? i said how many could you really open there? >> well, we have identified with our partner rio-can development trust, about ten sites which we think we can roll out over the next five to seven years. we have purchased three. we have expansion capacity in each of those three. so we're well along executing the project. >> the dividend increases consistent, 5% most recently. if you get up to, say, 99.9 and then you stay there, how do you raise it each year? you have a 21% increase in the rollovers, right? >> well, our rents continue to be driven -- we were actually -- our rent spreads were 25% year to date. but that's a reflection of our tenant sales, which are way up. the tenants can afford to pay a little bit more. it's a very profitable distribution channel for our tenant partners. our ability to raise dividends, which we have every year since we've been
one northwest of the city and one due east of the city. we will have a head start in canada as we roll out our canadian strategy. >> are there enough people in canada to make a difference? i said how many could you really open there? >> well, we have identified with our partner rio-can development trust, about ten sites which we think we can roll out over the next five to seven years. we have purchased three. we have expansion capacity in each of those three. so we're well along...
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and we have david lee milner new york city. we begin with correspondent mike tobin in a blustery cleveland, ohio. hello, mike. >> hello, bret. the winds are actually calming down here. you can see how churned up lake erie is. that should give you a rough idea what it's like when the winds came through at 70 miles per hour plus and sustained. the coast guard says the coast of lake erie got it worst of all the great lakes. just about every dock out here sustained daniel. 30 boats sank. 20 boats presumed missing. inland what we see, trees fell over, taking power lines out with them. considerable sections of the grid. traffic lights are out. traffic is now snarled. the ki he ga river is two -- cucuyahoga river above flood stage. the storm came this far west, this far inland and still in terms of the wind speed and bare metic pressure could have qualified as a weak hurricane. skipped across the great lakes uninhibited and delivered a punch to canada. to my colleague david lee milner new york. >> mike, we were in the torn most tip of
and we have david lee milner new york city. we begin with correspondent mike tobin in a blustery cleveland, ohio. hello, mike. >> hello, bret. the winds are actually calming down here. you can see how churned up lake erie is. that should give you a rough idea what it's like when the winds came through at 70 miles per hour plus and sustained. the coast guard says the coast of lake erie got it worst of all the great lakes. just about every dock out here sustained daniel. 30 boats sank. 20...
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reporting from atlantic city. >> sandy didn't bring just rain and heavy winds. garrett county it was snowing. some people are getting close to 30 inches of snow. rest stops are shut down. and tonight 17,000 people are in the dark, no power. >> sandy continues to spin, some snow showers in garrett county. i think we're dry the rose of the night. it's impressive to see sandy swirling over erie, pennsylvania. the clouds continue to come. not a lot of moon or star lie. temperatures running cool. so as the kids -- as you head out with the kids, dress them warm, maybe put a layer under the costumes. download hour abc2 weather map. >> all right. next year i'm going to go as a weather app. >>> here we are at the baltimore humane society. the shelter lost power. now everyone is struggling to care for the animals. deliveries of pet food and cat litter have been canceled for the week. to help keep them comfortable, get more information on donating to the shelter. >> we want to remind you. you need to be careful about driving through intersections. these intersections often
reporting from atlantic city. >> sandy didn't bring just rain and heavy winds. garrett county it was snowing. some people are getting close to 30 inches of snow. rest stops are shut down. and tonight 17,000 people are in the dark, no power. >> sandy continues to spin, some snow showers in garrett county. i think we're dry the rose of the night. it's impressive to see sandy swirling over erie, pennsylvania. the clouds continue to come. not a lot of moon or star lie. temperatures...
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we lit up the city. it was a washid orange from coit tower to the ferry building to right here at city hall. what can we take away from our 2012 giants? i believe we can take away life lessons. vuch teachable moments for our children and our team did face challenges and whether facing injuries or newly acquired players or facing elimination game one after another. what were the life lessons? never give up no matter how high the mountain is to climb. have integrity and conduct yourself with professionalism. did this team do that? absolutely. play with a team with unselfish devotion. trust one another and love your team teammates and in always do so have fun and it's meant to be played as a game, so for the rest of our lives i know this truly resonates for many of us. for the rest of our lives we will remember this team as a brilliant team, a team of character, a team of chemistry, and a team that ultimately clicked and we developed a short hand around our heroes and our giants experience that will always
we lit up the city. it was a washid orange from coit tower to the ferry building to right here at city hall. what can we take away from our 2012 giants? i believe we can take away life lessons. vuch teachable moments for our children and our team did face challenges and whether facing injuries or newly acquired players or facing elimination game one after another. what were the life lessons? never give up no matter how high the mountain is to climb. have integrity and conduct yourself with...
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nightcap tal is in jersey city. it was significant flooding and power outages in jersey city in the last 24 hours. they have backup generators that failed in the middle of the day. they have since restored power at night capital. >> thanks so much, bob. >> we show you the broad street subway station, close to the new york stock exchange. aulg the water there, hopefully with time, things will get ironed out and less water and interruptions when it comes to mass transit. the power generator system will be worked out. will we have almost normal trading? what's that going to be like on a jobs friday, the last jobs report before the election. >> i think it's a huge den as you inferred. i don't know if everything is going to be great come friday. i would hope that it is. but the truth is we saw what we can do today, we can pull together and trade today. today was the major test. we passed it. i think friday will be okay. >> let's check on michael le branch. he's a former chairman and ceo of the largest firm at the new yor
nightcap tal is in jersey city. it was significant flooding and power outages in jersey city in the last 24 hours. they have backup generators that failed in the middle of the day. they have since restored power at night capital. >> thanks so much, bob. >> we show you the broad street subway station, close to the new york stock exchange. aulg the water there, hopefully with time, things will get ironed out and less water and interruptions when it comes to mass transit. the power...
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at the same time mayor bloomberg said meese don't come to new york city. we just can't handle the traffic and can't take the motorcade and all of that. how would you feel about the president coming to visit pennsylvania and has he talked to you at all? >> we talked in the group discussions where he has talked to the governors a couple times now. when it comes to the motorcades we're probably a little better able to handle that. i think i understand mayor bloomberg. it takes a great deal to move a president in a motorcade. takes a lot of law enforcement resources. there are a lot of streets may or may not be closed down. here in pennsylvania we would probably be able to get him around. we don't have the devastation to the extent that the people in new jersey and people in new york have. i'm sure that is where the president feel he needs to be and should job what do you think of how effusive governor christie has been of the president? it left a lot of people scratching their heads. was it surprising to you? >> well i haven't seen it. i've been out on the ro
at the same time mayor bloomberg said meese don't come to new york city. we just can't handle the traffic and can't take the motorcade and all of that. how would you feel about the president coming to visit pennsylvania and has he talked to you at all? >> we talked in the group discussions where he has talked to the governors a couple times now. when it comes to the motorcades we're probably a little better able to handle that. i think i understand mayor bloomberg. it takes a great deal...
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the city of new york infrastructure or. the infrastructure the power infrastructure of long island or new jersey for instance. the line. or my line and your very. something that something traditionally our community really reluctant to do. but it's a choice it's a choice we make or give me just final question for you i want to talk about something that a whole lot of people aren't aware of and that is that during the storm the path of superstorm sandy there were twenty six nuclear plants i know at least two of them had to shut be shut down part of them out to be shut down the surrounding areas put on high alert talk a little bit about the effect of this and what people who are planning people who are engineers should take into account. i think one of the things that a disaster. and a half ago shows is that when nuclear power fails really dramatic. and it tends to stand on a time when the rest of society is having problems so let's imagine thank goodness it didn't happen but let's imagine that one of the beach from the state
the city of new york infrastructure or. the infrastructure the power infrastructure of long island or new jersey for instance. the line. or my line and your very. something that something traditionally our community really reluctant to do. but it's a choice it's a choice we make or give me just final question for you i want to talk about something that a whole lot of people aren't aware of and that is that during the storm the path of superstorm sandy there were twenty six nuclear plants i know...
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there are still people staying in shelters and baltimore city. out west with the blizzard is happening, there is people staying out there. this is a massive storm. as you can see, we are ready. take a volunteers with the red cross will stay in the field as long as necessary to help citizens in need. >> b.w.i. marshall got up and running today. we are hearing that la guardia will open tomorrow at 7:00. is a good sign. to go a lot of folks just want a normal day. and-- >> a lot of folks just want a normal day. and nice boring, normal day. a lot of folks are hoping for that. and we of snow showers going on in the mountains. that is for early seasons those are continuing to come down. if you're traveling westbound on i-68, things will be slow going even into tomorrow. essentially west of cumberland your into the winter weather conditions. right now rain coming off of the lakes in northeastern ohio. would not be surprised to see some wet snow mix and around there as well. checking the almanac's in the baltimore area. high temperature today 63 degrees.
there are still people staying in shelters and baltimore city. out west with the blizzard is happening, there is people staying out there. this is a massive storm. as you can see, we are ready. take a volunteers with the red cross will stay in the field as long as necessary to help citizens in need. >> b.w.i. marshall got up and running today. we are hearing that la guardia will open tomorrow at 7:00. is a good sign. to go a lot of folks just want a normal day. and-- >> a lot of...
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the city remains sealed off. only people who live here are allowed in. some people are not even able to get out because their cars were under water and not operating. the national guard is on the scene here helping with rescues and evacuations. in hoboken, new jersey, i'm lisa ebers, fox news. >>> back here at home, parts of frederick under water this evening. sky fox flew over the area earlier today. can you see flooded homes and roadways. the flood warnings for the river is extended into tonight. let's go to gary mcgrady for the latest. gary, you predicted we would see some flooding like this. >> reporter: some flooding but not a lot of flooding and there is going to be some folks impacted by this and this is not a lot, okay. and that is the good news. it's all coming down. take the graphic, and we have two different sets of warnings here. the dark grown error or the river flood warnings and most will go to later on today and to tomorrow. the light green is a coastal warning and has to do with alexandrea and we're looking at the river flood warnings fo
the city remains sealed off. only people who live here are allowed in. some people are not even able to get out because their cars were under water and not operating. the national guard is on the scene here helping with rescues and evacuations. in hoboken, new jersey, i'm lisa ebers, fox news. >>> back here at home, parts of frederick under water this evening. sky fox flew over the area earlier today. can you see flooded homes and roadways. the flood warnings for the river is extended...
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some small signs here in atlantic city of recovery. a few convenience stores are opening on generator power and a few casinos have said they may reopen this evening or tomorrow. the governor christie has said that those millions of people still without power may have days or even weeks to wait until the power is fully back on. in atlantic city, i'm alison harmelin, back to you anita. >> so much damage. okay allison. thank you. meantime in new york city, there are signs the big apple also back to business. kennedy airport reopened today but laguardia still underwater. commuter buss are running and limited service on commuter rail lines has resumed and service of many subway lines is expected to start up again tomorrow. still traffic in manhattan near gridlock everywhere. crews are pumping water from roads, tunnels and subways but the mayor says it's going to take time for the city to ever get back to normal. >>> resort and beach towns all up and down the jersey shore are still underwater today and our bruce johnson is in bell mar, new j
some small signs here in atlantic city of recovery. a few convenience stores are opening on generator power and a few casinos have said they may reopen this evening or tomorrow. the governor christie has said that those millions of people still without power may have days or even weeks to wait until the power is fully back on. in atlantic city, i'm alison harmelin, back to you anita. >> so much damage. okay allison. thank you. meantime in new york city, there are signs the big apple also...
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the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was installed, and that allowed building heights to go up to about seven floors. starting in the 18 eighties, 1890's, the first electric elevators were installed. that allowed for buildings to go up even higher, even more than 10 floors, and those were the first elevators that became representative of what we consider modern elevators today. >> so the height of buildings is related to elevator technology. >> both of these technologies encourage architects to build taller buildings. engineering and materials science provided a higher quality of steel to build with, and having passenger elevators meant it was the necessary anymore to climb a long flight of stairs to get to the top of the building. the elevator made the upper floors of the building more attractive than they were before. >> here we were at the historic st. francis hotel, which was actually a representation of the
the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was installed, and that allowed building heights to go up to about seven floors. starting in the 18 eighties, 1890's, the first electric elevators were installed. that allowed for buildings to go up even higher, even more than 10 floors, and those were the first elevators that became representative of what we consider modern...
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it's city wide. the devastation that's happened on long island, that's happened in new jersey, this was massive. >> we're watching by the way, joe, the president of the united states. he's in new jersey right now. he's been touring some of the devastated areas walking around with governor chris christie. we understand the president will be making some comments shortly. so if i break away from you, you'll totally understand. i think governor christie might say a few words, the president will say a few words. they've been seeing what's going on in new jersey. it's awful there. it's awful in parts of new york city, elsewhere in new york state including out on long island right now. the president did say yesterday he might be able to help with some military assets to pump out water from some of those subway stations. do you need the u.s. military to help you in this area? >> they're here already. they've been tremendous. part of the army corps of engineers i think it's the sea watering unit. they were ac
it's city wide. the devastation that's happened on long island, that's happened in new jersey, this was massive. >> we're watching by the way, joe, the president of the united states. he's in new jersey right now. he's been touring some of the devastated areas walking around with governor chris christie. we understand the president will be making some comments shortly. so if i break away from you, you'll totally understand. i think governor christie might say a few words, the president...
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stirs up trouble along the east coast for days leading up to this weather phenomenon we heard about cities getting ready for the worst but could the way we live and how we build our homes businesses and infrastructure actually make storms like this even more. and we know our computers and cell phones could be hacked but what about electronic voting machines they are computers after all coming up we'll take a look at how safe and secure these machines really are. and how many how we while little ghosts and goblins load up on treats big handy companies are up to their old tricks sending sweet campaign contributions to the candidate of their choice we'll tell you the spooky details of this month by billion dollar industry. it is wednesday october thirty first four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our t.v. . wow p.l.o. and everyone today will start with a closer look at franken storm the super storm named sandy pictures of destruction and devastation continue to come in as millions of americans try to pick up the pieces from what is now being referred to as the worst sto
stirs up trouble along the east coast for days leading up to this weather phenomenon we heard about cities getting ready for the worst but could the way we live and how we build our homes businesses and infrastructure actually make storms like this even more. and we know our computers and cell phones could be hacked but what about electronic voting machines they are computers after all coming up we'll take a look at how safe and secure these machines really are. and how many how we while little...
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i tried to get back to my wife and i have been in the city all week and she is in new jersey and one out of 50 calls went law by the time i got through the kids had tied her up to the table demanding all the candy from halloween that has been canceled. i think we have teddy back. i see you didn't pay your bill. what happens now? we get beyond this but it is not as if it is getting rackbly better. what do you see happening tomorrow and friday? >>guest: well, clearly, we have the election next week and that will be a huge game changer depending on how that plays out and then the focus is going to be this fiscal cliff and the political circus in washington and they will hang everyone out to try i am sure no matter who selected to the very last minute and it is unbelievable that here we are, a couple years later and we are finding ourselves in the same political position and everyone is on pins and needles but the bottom line for the market, the market can thought deal with all of this uncertainty and i think it is going to be a negative as you work toward the end of the year. >>neil: do
i tried to get back to my wife and i have been in the city all week and she is in new jersey and one out of 50 calls went law by the time i got through the kids had tied her up to the table demanding all the candy from halloween that has been canceled. i think we have teddy back. i see you didn't pay your bill. what happens now? we get beyond this but it is not as if it is getting rackbly better. what do you see happening tomorrow and friday? >>guest: well, clearly, we have the election...
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sandy still lingers in new york city. monday afternoon, a crane bent like tinfoil, this morning nbc news reports the crane's owner and operator, pinnacle industries, has been fined for safety concerns at the very site several times before. most recently back in august. one crane accident expert believes this is the result of human error. >> it was at a high boom angle. they know it can be blown over. >> it's conceivable that nobody did anything wrong whatsoever and it was just a strange gust of wind. >> the mayor says he believes the building is secure, it's just the crane that appears to be unsafe. no one is allowed within four blocks of that crane in case it were to brake off and fall. >>> still to come, we're awaiting live remarks from the president who is touring the storm damage on the jersey shore, visiting a shelter, shaking hands and touring with the governor. we'll bring that to you as soon as it happens. my achy feet made it tough to play with billy. until he got his number. right! the machine showed me my press
sandy still lingers in new york city. monday afternoon, a crane bent like tinfoil, this morning nbc news reports the crane's owner and operator, pinnacle industries, has been fined for safety concerns at the very site several times before. most recently back in august. one crane accident expert believes this is the result of human error. >> it was at a high boom angle. they know it can be blown over. >> it's conceivable that nobody did anything wrong whatsoever and it was just a...
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it's the fact they're open that matters, speaks to the resilience of wall street as the city looks to recover from this devastating storm. the dow jones industrial down about ten points, volume not bad. lot of people expected light volume, 700 million shares traded here at the big board alone so wasn't as light as a lot of people expected. nasdaq composite lower by 10 points and s&p ticking up about a quarter of a point. it has been an historic day as the markets opened after a two-day shutdown. we get immediate action, elliott warren from kotke and associates, michael gurka of spectrum asset management in chicago. rounding out our coverage as always bob pisani here. elliott, let me kick this off with you and the energy market moves, gasoline on the move today. how was business after the two-day shutdown? >> it was a little choppy today. we saw unleaded gas rally strongly this morning. i think people are keeping an eye on what happens with the bayway refinery in new jersey. the news initially was it won't get started back up for the next week or two and there was some hope it might st
it's the fact they're open that matters, speaks to the resilience of wall street as the city looks to recover from this devastating storm. the dow jones industrial down about ten points, volume not bad. lot of people expected light volume, 700 million shares traded here at the big board alone so wasn't as light as a lot of people expected. nasdaq composite lower by 10 points and s&p ticking up about a quarter of a point. it has been an historic day as the markets opened after a two-day...
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think of a city that depends, half of the people in new york city depend on the subways to get to and fro. there are no subways. today by the way all buses are free. people who wouldn't other wise are using buses are using them. in addition to buses, taxis and liver i ares. you have a lot of people driving in. that's why mayor bloomberg issued a warning unless it is emergency speaking on fox business which one of our guests had to encounter, you're not allowed to come in if you're alone in a car. like the hov leans. liz: see to the right, that sign? that says news corporation. that is our building. you can see on the street level where the planters are, fox business. our studios are above that, those windows there. that is 6th avenue going northbound as you sees trucks and cars moving. that is a huge problem. joe sitt of thor equities told us he knows the owner of the building with the broken crane. he said they will have to take it apart piece by piece. david: once again the traffic jam in new york, this is the first day when people are back at work. this is the first day the buses a
think of a city that depends, half of the people in new york city depend on the subways to get to and fro. there are no subways. today by the way all buses are free. people who wouldn't other wise are using buses are using them. in addition to buses, taxis and liver i ares. you have a lot of people driving in. that's why mayor bloomberg issued a warning unless it is emergency speaking on fox business which one of our guests had to encounter, you're not allowed to come in if you're alone in a...
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jersey city is getting power, we believe, today. but there are still big chunks of the community, including this community right here, that don't have power. and, so, it's hard enough, cleaning up debris and dealing with boats that have been upended and, you know, roads that are blocked, when people don't have power, though, obviously, they're disabled in allways and it's hard to get back to normal. so yesterday i had a chance to speak to the ceos of the utilities from all across the country, and a lot of the states that were spared, that were not hard hit or some states as faraway as california, they have pledged to start getting equipment, crews, et cetera, here into new jersey and new york and connecticut as quickly as possible. and one of the things that we've been able to do, just to give you a sense of how this is an all-hands-on-deck approach, we're able to get c-17s and c-130s, military transport planes, potentially, to move assets, personnel, to speed up the process of getting power up and running as soon as possible. our f
jersey city is getting power, we believe, today. but there are still big chunks of the community, including this community right here, that don't have power. and, so, it's hard enough, cleaning up debris and dealing with boats that have been upended and, you know, roads that are blocked, when people don't have power, though, obviously, they're disabled in allways and it's hard to get back to normal. so yesterday i had a chance to speak to the ceos of the utilities from all across the country,...
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we knew in atlantic city and looked at the casino area to new york city and john f. kennedy and la guardia and got a look of the entire area and we had the county responders down here if atlantic city and we have politicians flying around later on today up in the new jersey and new york area so they can get a damage assessment and a look at what needs to be done first. >>shepard: what is your thinking on big picture here? >>guest: the amount of sand and destruction and debris in the coastal towns it will take weeks to get back on their feet. quite a bit of damage. >>shepard: people will have a hard time getting around but it seems almost impossible they would be able to get power to some of those places because you cannot get there. >>guest: there are barrier islands that have bridges that lead to town shut down so just getting people to begin work will not start for a long period. >>shepard: the coast guard is used to seeing damages in places all over the country, what is your take away? did you ever imagine anything like this was possible here? >>guest: after all t
we knew in atlantic city and looked at the casino area to new york city and john f. kennedy and la guardia and got a look of the entire area and we had the county responders down here if atlantic city and we have politicians flying around later on today up in the new jersey and new york area so they can get a damage assessment and a look at what needs to be done first. >>shepard: what is your thinking on big picture here? >>guest: the amount of sand and destruction and debris in the...
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one of the cities main hospitals had to be evacuated. that is almost completed good bellevue will now have to evacuate becauseeof damage it sustained. when they got into the basement, they realized there was more we are in the process of finding beds to move these patients now and i want to thank the greater new york hospital association for their help in the process of relocating patients. in the days ahead, we will begin consolidating the number of shelters. we have some shelters heavily populated and some that have a dozen people in them. it becomes problematic to stop all of those so we will try to move people as little as possible, but we certainly will consolidate. i want to particularly thank the state university of new york. the volunteers and city employees running the shelters have done a phenomenal job and they deserve our thanks. i want to thank many new yorkers who have come forward to provide help. i got off the phone with somebody earlier who has a company that gave $2.5 million hopefully we will have and appropriate time
one of the cities main hospitals had to be evacuated. that is almost completed good bellevue will now have to evacuate becauseeof damage it sustained. when they got into the basement, they realized there was more we are in the process of finding beds to move these patients now and i want to thank the greater new york hospital association for their help in the process of relocating patients. in the days ahead, we will begin consolidating the number of shelters. we have some shelters heavily...
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no decision on the new york city marathon yet. >> see you the same time tomorrow. "closing bell" is next. >>> hi, everybody, welcome to "the closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. what a couple of days it's been after being shut down by hurricane sandy, wall street winding down the historic afternoon for the stock market, back in business the market down slightly. the fact that we are open today after this recent disaster is viewed as a very important step for this recovery. >> it's an amazing achievement just to get that opening bell this morning. i'm bill griffith. you can see the dow is down modestly and for the most part it has been for the most part smooth sailing in terms of trading at the big board. we'll talk to a host of top market watchers, get their take how the exchanges are doing on the heels of hurricane sandy. >> of course it's all about the recovery. i'll talk with nasdaq's ceo bob griefeld on how his day is going. stay tuned for that as well as any lot of other interviews coming up. we go to the front lines to get a full
no decision on the new york city marathon yet. >> see you the same time tomorrow. "closing bell" is next. >>> hi, everybody, welcome to "the closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. what a couple of days it's been after being shut down by hurricane sandy, wall street winding down the historic afternoon for the stock market, back in business the market down slightly. the fact that we are open today after this recent disaster is viewed...
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. >> hurricane force winds pounded ocean city maryland and they said all along their biggest worry by far is flooding. >> this is what you get on the flip side of hurricane sandy, snow. >> and it hasn't stopped all night. >> the storm has caused the cancellation of 14,000 flights across the country. >> do we know how this storm may affect vote something. >> this is a frantic time for both campaigns to a pause is something they want to get over with fast. >> hopefully your thoughts and prayers will join with mine, to think about those folks who are in harm's way. a. great thing about america iss like this, we all stick together, the good news is we will clean up and we will get through this. >> we turn now to politics with mark halperin of time magazine, who is also the best selling author of game change. >> if this storm hadn't happened we would be seeing wall-to-wall coverage of one of the most exciting finishes to a presidential election in the television age. we are not going to see as much of that, certainly through the weekend. which means whichever candidate was going to benefit
. >> hurricane force winds pounded ocean city maryland and they said all along their biggest worry by far is flooding. >> this is what you get on the flip side of hurricane sandy, snow. >> and it hasn't stopped all night. >> the storm has caused the cancellation of 14,000 flights across the country. >> do we know how this storm may affect vote something. >> this is a frantic time for both campaigns to a pause is something they want to get over with fast....
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look what happens in new york city. the corps of engineers has the to try to pump out the subways and the basements. you don't hear about the corps of engineers. the u.s. army corps of engineers running around the streets of manhattan. somebody has to pay for the corps of engineers. we need the corps of engineers all over the country and that's something that the government has done from the beginning of the constitution -- you know, from the time we ratified the constitution. >> i'd say it demonstrate it is need for an effective federal government, not necessarily a big one. >> i don't disagree with you, s.e. take care. >> that's krystal. >> that's something i would say! >> we have been waiting for the right time to unveil this segment. what is it? find out straight ahead. we continue to wait for president obama and chris christie to speak after touring the disaster near new jersey. this is the way the boardwalk and amusement park looks now, nearly all washed away. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i
look what happens in new york city. the corps of engineers has the to try to pump out the subways and the basements. you don't hear about the corps of engineers. the u.s. army corps of engineers running around the streets of manhattan. somebody has to pay for the corps of engineers. we need the corps of engineers all over the country and that's something that the government has done from the beginning of the constitution -- you know, from the time we ratified the constitution. >> i'd say...